Tuesday, November 10, 2015

8:19 PM

What was a small group of protesters before the debate grew to at least several hundred representing a variety of causes, including Black Lives Matter, increasing the minimum wage to $15, immigration reform and legalizing marijuana.

A small group of activists protesting federal prosecutors’ decision not to issue charges in the police shooting death of Dontre Hamilton in Milwaukee argued with police over an American flag officers confiscated. The protester said he had been stepping on the flag. Police offered the man a receipt for the flag, but the man repeatedly demanded the flag back, instead, before police left the area.

But not everyone was outside to protest. One man wore a Captain America costume with s sign declaring Donald Trump “our superhero” and asking for debate tickets.